The Law Of Unintended Consequences -- January 30, 2023

I occasionally follow the Wuhan flu -- Covid-19 -- at this post.  

Isn't this interesting? Who would ever have thought that the "emergency declaration" some years ago would cross paths / intersect with the "southern surge"?

The Biden administration has a real mess on their hands. 

"Everyone" knows that it's time to lift the "emergency declaration" but with the "southern surge" still in play -- lifting of Title 42 -- 

"Letting the emergencies expire would also lift Title 42 immediately, which the OMB said Monday would "result in a substantial additional inflow of migrants at the Southwest border." 

So, what's the administration to do?

This is where the GOP is not being helpful. Again.

Biden has apparently made this decision: 

President Biden told Congress on Monday that his administration will end twin emergencies related to the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023, more than three years after they were enacted. 

The COVID-19 national emergency is set to expire on March 1, while the public health emergency (PHE) will expire on April 11. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) wrote in a Statement of Administration Policy that Biden will extend both emergencies to May 11, at which point they will expire. 

Some members of the GOP want an "immediate end" to the emergencies.

I have no comment. This is simply for the archives.